Stamp and ticket delivering machine



H. LEOPOLD STAMP AND TICKET DELIVERING MACHINE Aug. 28, 1928.

Filed Aug. 3, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WWW/i Hen r1 le Aug. 28; 1928.

H. LEOPOLD STAMP AND TICKET DELIVERING MACHINE Filed Aug. 1926 2 Shoots-Sheet 2 INVE/VIUR flewn'filya 5/ 0/2 Patented Aug. 28, 1928.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRI LEoroLn, or PARIsrRANcE;

STAMP AND TICKET DELIVERING MACHINE.

Application filed August 2, 1926} Serial No. 126,647,";1nd in Belgium August 14, 1925.

The object of my invention is to provide a-machine for delivering stamps one by one from a roll housed thereinside, and for ef footing such operations as moistening, ap-

plying, etc., required for or relating to the affixing of said stamps on anything; it belng understood, as a matter of course that my machine is well adapted to serve in all cases where a strip of paper or of any other matei! rial is required to be cutand delivered in the form of tickets of equal size for any purpose whatsoever. V

In order to make the explanations hereinafter given as clearly understood as possible 1 I have illustrated, as an example, an embodiment of the stamp-delivering machine which is the object of my invention in. and by a drawing appended hereto and wherein Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the middle of the machine; v

Figure 2 is a fragmental section of the machine taken in a plane parallel to the one of Figure 1 and showing the control of the device whereby the stamp is caused to be 2 moistened; 7

Figures 3 and 4: are detail views; Figure 5 is a modification of the strip feed regulating device.

Themechanism of the machine is housed inside a casing 1 made of metal or other mate rial and conveniently shaped.

Said mechanism comprises:

1. A device to support and guide the strip of stamps.

2. A delivering device adapted to ensure the unreeling of the strip of stamps, the severing of each stamp and the latters aflix ng.

8.. A device to moisten the stamp previous to its being detached from the strip-and '4. An automatic counter actuated by the stamp strip feed itself.

.I will now describe these several devices.

On the casing 1 is secured a cylinder 2 on which fits the support 3 of the reel of 45 stamps 4:.

The free end of said reeled strip 4 passes over a guiding roller 5, loosely'mounted on its spindle, which latter is secured on the I casing; it.neXt passes over a feed regulator 7, adapted to revolve freely on a spindle 8; through a suitable guiding device 7, and, lastly, comes to be applied on a drum 8 that forms a cam, the periphery of which may optionally comprise a friction surface of india-rubber or of any other adhering material. The end of the strip 4: issues from the casing at the lower part of the latter through an aperture or gate 10 provided for this purpose. The cam-drum 8 is mounted on a spindle 11 carried by a bell-crank lever comprising two arms 12 and 14L and this lever is adapted to pivot on a fixed spindle 32 located in the lower part of the casing.

The end of arm 14L is in the form of a finger and its duty is, as will be hereinafter apparent, to apply' the unreeling strip 4 againstthe inner wall33 of the inside of the casing in order to hold said strip'firmly while the delivered stamp is being torn ofl. I will, however, describe its operation more par ticularly later on.

A suitable spring 15 secured at one end to a convenient point on arm 12, and at the other end, to the drum 8, tends to return the latter to initial position when it has been shifted during operation. I

A roller 17 loosely mounted on a spindle 18' facilitates the unreelingof the strip in combination with the feed drum 8. The strip of stamps may have a perforated line between any two consecutive stamps or said line may be punched in the machine and I utilize for this purpose the regulator 7 and the guiding roll 5, which is suitably fluted so as to receive, as the regulator 7 rotates, the spurs 7 formed on that angle of the regulator which, on thestrip of stamps being fed forward, comes into contact with the guiding cylinder or roll 5. The machine is completed by a counting device 19 located at the upper part. Said counting device is actuated by an arm 20 on which the strip 21 comes to act when said strip is lifted through rotation of the regulator, as will be'hereinafter explained.

The moistening device comprises a tank 22 containing water. Said tank is accessible from the upper part and can normally be covered with'a suitable lid. From the bottom of the tank leads a duct 23 which extends toa moistening roll 24. lVit-hin duct 23 fits a rubber hose 25 (Figures 1 and 2) which is normally closed by the pressureof a finger 26, any flow of water froin' tank' 22 being thereby prevented. vided on one of the arms of a bell-crank lever 27, mounted on a pivot 28 and subjected tothe influence of a spring 29 which tends to move Said finger 26 is pro it into such a position that finger 26 will close the rubber hose 25. On drum 8 is mounted a stud 30 which, as'will be explained later on, acts at the proper moments on the other arm of bell-crank lever 27 so as to permit the rubber hose 25 to be released and the moistening roll 241 to be wetted.

Normally the strip of stamps is unreeled in the machine as above indicated. WVhen it is desired to affix a stamp, the machine is grasped in one hand and the drum 8 is pressed upon the envelope to be stamped. On being thus applied upon the envelope, the

s drum is shifted upwards while at the same time swinging around spindle 32. Drum 8 can revolve around spindle 11 carried by the two-armed lever 121 1, said two-armed lever itself rocking around spindle 32. By rocking as just described, drum 8 comes into contact with roller 17, thereby pressing the strip of stamps against this roller. If the machine is then shifted endwise to the left, it will cause the drum 8 to revolve in the direction indicated by the arrow '(Figure 1), which will feed the strip of stamps forward; one stamp then comes out of the machine and is moistened 0n the back, that is to say on its gummed side, by roll 24. The drum 8' revolves the length of one stamp; at this moment the flat part of the-drum comes under roller 17 and the drum no longer contacts with this roller. Per contra, finger 14 presses the next or second stamp against wall 33; the re sult is that the first stamp, drawn along by the drum, is parted from the strip. The drum, continuing to revolve, applies on the envelope the detached stamp.

As soon as the detached stamp has been affixed to the envelope, the machine is raised; at this moment the drum, influenced by spring 15, revolves in the opposite direction to the one indicated by the arrow, while arm 12 is also returned by spring 12. Return ofarm 12 to initial position will serve to move the end of arm 14 from wall 33. The revolving of drum 8 in the direction opposite to the one indicated by the arrow is for the purpose of returning it to starting position, but, at the same time, this reverse rotation, that is to say in the direction indicated by the arrow on Figure 2, brings stud 30 into contact with the bell-crank lever 27. Said lever rocks around its pivot 28 and the finger 26, which was squeezing the rubber hose 25, is moved away from this hose, thus permitting a. certain quantity of water to drop on the moistening cylinder 24. The hose may be furnished with a wick, or even be replaced by a wick. As soon as the striking of stud 30 on lever 27 has ceased, spring 29 comes into play and, over powering the action of spring 15, returns lever 27 to the position where finger 26 again squeezes the rubber hose, thereby stopping the water flow. r

Various modifications can come within the scope of my invention. In particular, I can advantageously utilize the feeder device shown by Figure 5 as a substitute for trian gular feeder 7 and the guide roll 5 above described. r

This device comprises two bearing members 7 7 pivotally mounted on spindles 7 secured at the bottom of the casing. The upper member 7 coacts with the resilient strip 21, and thelower member 7? with a pallet 34, influenced by a spring 12 suitably arranged for the purpose. The strip 4 is passed between the parts 21 and 34: and the bearing members 7 3 and 7*, which members, as the' said strip is fed forward,'rock on their parts 7 behaving in a manner generally similar to, the above mentioned-triangular feeder7. In other words, these two members jointly accomplish the same purposes served by the feeder, the lower member 7 controlling the feed of the strip while the upper member 7 3 actuates the counter arm 20.

I claim as my invention:

1. A stamp or ticket delivering machine utilizing a rolled-up strip of stamps or tickets, comprising a manually shiftable casing to contain the roll and having a delivery opening; a rotatable strip-feeding drum within the casing operated by the manual shifting movement thereof; perforating means operated automatically during the travel of the strip through the machine for forming tear lines therein; and means coacting with said drum for detaching the stamps one at a time from the strip during the said movement of the casing.

2. A stamp or ticket delivering machine utilizing a rolled-up strip of stamps or tickets, comprising a manually shi-ftable casing to contain the roll and having a delivery opening; a rotatable strip-feeding drum within the casing operated by the manual shifting movement thereof; perforating means operated automatically during the travel of the strip through the machine for forming tear lines therein; and means for holding the next-to the end stamp stationary whilethe drum continues its rotation during the said movement of the casing to detach the end stamp from the stri 3. A stamp or ticket de ivering machine, according to claim 2, in which the holding means embodies a rocker arm adapted to engage the next to the end stamp and press it against an internal wall ofthe casing.

1. In a stamp or ticket delivering machine utilizing a rolled-up strip of stamps or tickets, a casing to contain the roll and having a delivery opening; a rotatable stripfeeding drum within the casing; and a rotary device remote from and independent of the drum for regulating the feed, said device having means for forming rows of perforations in the strip during its rotation,

5. In a stamp or ticket delivering machine utilizing a rolled-up strip of stamps or tickets, the combination, with a-device for feeding the strip through the machine, of a rotary device remote from and independent of the feeding device for regulating the feed, said regulating device having means for forming rows of perforations in the strip during its rotation.

6. A stamp or ticket delivering machine, according to claim 5, in which the feed regulator embodies a. member having the form of a regular polygon in cross-section with perforating spurs along its longitudinal edges,

7 the length of the sides of such polygon determining the extent of the feed movement of the strip at each operation of the regulator.

7 In a stamp or ticket delivering machine utilizing a rolled-up strip of stamps or tickets which is gummed on one face, the combination, wit-h a rotary feeding drum for the strip; of a moistening device in the path of movement of the strip; a tank for supplying water to said device; and means controlled by the rotation of the drum for controlling communication between said tank and the moistening device.

8. In a stamp or ticket delivering machine utilizing a rolled-up strip of stamps or tickets which is gummed on one face, the combination, with a rotary feeding drum for the strip; of a moistening device in the path of movement of the strip; a water tank; a fiexible pipe leading from said tank to said device; and means controlled by the rotation of the drum for initially constricting said pipe to prevent the flow of water therethrough and for subsequently releasing it.

9. In a stamp or ticket delivering machine utilizing a rolled-up strip of stamps or tickets which is gummed on one face, the combination, with a rotary feeding drum for the strip; of a moistening device in the path of movement of the strip; a water tank; a flexible pipe leading from said tank to said de vice; a spring-controlled member normally constricting said pipe to prevent the flow of water therethrough; and means on said drum for periodically releasing said member from the pipe.

10. In a stamp or ticket delivering machine utilizing a rolled-up strip of stamps or tickets, a rotary feeding drum around which the strip passes; a. rotary feed regulator; a

counter having an operating arm; and means for automatically actuating said arm at each movement of said regulator.

11. In a stamp or ticket delivering machine utilizing a rolled-up strip of stamps or tickets, a rotary feeding drum around which the strip passes; a rotary feed regulator; a resilient guide member between which and the regulator the strip is adapted to pass, said member adapted to be raised by the regulator at each movement thereof; and a counter hav ing an operating arm which rests upon the guide member to be actuated by its upward movements.

12. In a delivering machine utilizin a rolled-up strip of paper which is gumme on one face, the combination of a rotary feeding drum around which the strip passes; a controller for the feed; means for perforating the strip at regular intervals during its tavel to form tear lines defining separable portions of the strip; means for arresting the travel of the strip while the rotation of the drum continues, to detach the first one of such portions from the next one; and means for moistening the gummed face of the detached portion.

13. In a delivering machine utilizing-a rolled-up strip of paper which is gummed on one face, the combination of a rotary feeding drum around which the strip passes; a controller for the feed; means on the controller for perforating the strip at regular intervals during its travel to form tear lines defining separable portions of the strip; means for arresting the travel of the strip while the rotation of the drum continues, to detach the first one of such portions from the next one; and means for moistening the gummed face of the detached portion.

14. Astamp or ticket delivering machine utilizing a rolled-up strip of stamps or tickets, comprising a casing to contain the roll and having a delivery opening; a rotatable strip-feeding drum within the casing; perforating means operated automatically during the travel of the strip through the machine for forming tear lines therein; and a rocker arm adapted to engage the next to the end stamp and press it against an internal wall of the casing while the drum continues its rotation to detach the end stamp from the strip.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HENRI LEOPOLD. 

